(CNN) – Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota said Tuesday that she has recently spoken with likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney, though she did not offer an endorsement of her one-time rival.

In the appearance on CNN's "John King, USA," Bachmann said she sees the GOP coming together, and wants to be "a voice of uniting our party."

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"I'm very excited with what I'm seeing, not a lot of bumps in the road, but I'm very excited about bringing factions together," she said. "This doesn't happen overnight. We're in the process of coalescing and uniting and it's all in due time."

In mid-March, she told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that the party needed to "unify and unify quickly." She said she would "back whoever the people choose."

On Tuesday, Bachmann said she recently spoke with Rick Santorum, who ended his GOP presidential run earlier this month, and Romney, though she did not divulge the nature of the conversations.

She told CNN Chief National Correspondent John King that Romney's vice presidential pick should have pro-life positions, and asked if she should be on the list, she deferred to Romney.

"Well, he'll make his decision, that's up to the governor," she said. "We trust him to make the wisest decision for our team and for our party. And we know that he'll do that."

soundoff(44 Responses)

She should be careful of using words like that. Most prospective base voters could misunderestimate her intent.

April 17, 2012 07:36 pm at 7:36 pm |

steven harnack

So the guy that she couldn't abide 3 months ago she now trusts to "make the wisest decision"? I can picture the reality show now, "Desperately Trying To Be Relevant".

April 17, 2012 07:54 pm at 7:54 pm |

Lulu

Michelle please retire back home to Minnesota where people may think you're still relevant....didn't you learn anything from your poor performance as a presidential candidate? No one cares what you think, and your mouth needs to take a long vacation.

April 17, 2012 08:10 pm at 8:10 pm |

Bobby Ray

"Coagulating" might be a better word after an ugly primary season.

April 17, 2012 08:22 pm at 8:22 pm |

Blue Collar Worker

I see the republican party falling apart, that's why I left it. Too many crazies for me.

April 17, 2012 08:24 pm at 8:24 pm |

A not-so-stupid former republican

Michele, your party is coalescing in idiocy!

April 17, 2012 08:30 pm at 8:30 pm |

Your Politics are a Mess

Well yes, the democrats historically have in fact been disorganized.

One only wishes they could be again so the best candidate, Hillary Clinton, could step fwd and fix all Obama has come up short on.

She will say anything to keep a door open for herself...for a VP pick (not because she'll be the Palin of 12), speak at republican convention or anything to stay in the camera! Please go retire, loser!

April 17, 2012 11:16 pm at 11:16 pm |

Lola

Oh puh-lease. Bachmann says she wants to be a voice to unite the GOP? Get real. She's angling to be VP or get a cabinet position. Don't do it, Mitt. Although she has more upstairs than Sarah Palin, she's still out there.

April 18, 2012 12:06 am at 12:06 am |

sadlyperturbed

I like a party that is "coalescing" to twitch like the republicans are now. Having fine spokespeople like Bachman, Nugent and Rush, how could they be taken seriously?

April 18, 2012 03:46 am at 3:46 am |

NATHAN WIMBERLY

She also saw herself as the nominee this year. They are not doing flips for Mitt McCain as the low voter turnout indicates.